05-10-2009, 12:36 AM
I almost always use artificial lures for anything other than bluegills and catfish and then I usually only use nightcrawlers or crickets for live bait. In my area of Arkansas it's a 45 minute drive to get live minnows so we don't do that very often.
For cat fishing I make my own baits, Usually rotten Garlic Dogs, I take jumbo hotdogs and cut them into 1 inch strips and put them in a ziplock bag then pour a whole container of Garlic Salt in the bag and shake it up, then I put it on the back porch for two days and then freeze it and use it over and over just refreezing it everytime I get home from a trip. I catch more Cat Fish with this bait than any store bought bait I have found or even Night Crawlers.
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For cat fishing I make my own baits, Usually rotten Garlic Dogs, I take jumbo hotdogs and cut them into 1 inch strips and put them in a ziplock bag then pour a whole container of Garlic Salt in the bag and shake it up, then I put it on the back porch for two days and then freeze it and use it over and over just refreezing it everytime I get home from a trip. I catch more Cat Fish with this bait than any store bought bait I have found or even Night Crawlers.
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